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   Alan Stein is a professional strength & conditioning coach and is part of Stronger Team, which specializes in strength training for elite-level basketball players. www.StrongerTeam.com

   NBA Player Interviews & Book Reviews

   June 19, 2009 by Alan Stein

   I am excited to announce two new series of blogs I will begin posting weekly in addition to my normal posts — NBA interviews and book reviews. 
   

   NBA Interviews

   I will interview every willing NBA player I can and ask them a handful of standard questions regarding their thoughts and experiences on basketball strength & conditioning. My goal is to share their insights with you so you can hear first-hand what the best players in the world think about proper training.

   In addition to listing their name, team, years in the NBA, and the college they attended, I will ask them questions such as:

   • At what age (or grade) did you first start lifting weights?
   • How do you feel like it helped your game?
   • Why do you think strength & conditioning for basketball players is important?
   • What does your off season training program consist of now?
   • What is the biggest difference between playing in college and in the NBA?
   • Yourself excluded, who do you think puts in the most work in the off season?

   Book Reviews

   Many of you know I set a goal in January to read 50 books in 2009. As we approach the year’s midway point, I am currently ahead of schedule, as I am on pace to have 33 read by July 1^st!  I read (and listen) to books on a variety of topics, but nearly all are within seven degrees of my two favorite topics — success and leadership. I plan to post a weekly book review to share my thoughts and evaluation of several of the books I read as well as quick synopsis of what I learned. If you are as in to your own professional development as I am, you will want to check this out!

   I will continue to make my weekly blog posts in addition to these two new series and will most certainly provide updates and insight to the camps I will be working (such as the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp and the Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, and LeBron James Nike Skills Academies). As always, I welcome your comments and feedback.  Don’t ever hesitate to drop me a direct line at Alan@StrongerTeam.com.

   Also remember to subscribe to www.YouTube.com/StrongerTeamDotCom and check out the latest exercise of the week and clips from the camps I work. And if you want the inside scoop on the summer training scene, as well as daily motivational quotes, follow me on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AlanStein.

   Train hard. Train smart.

   

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2. Lessons Learned From The Fast Lane

   June 18, 2009 by Ron Brown

   Each year about this time, I think back to my CBA days and my scouting days in the NBA.

   People in basketball always ask me if there was ever anything I took away from all the professional basketball, which was readily applicable to the day-to-day operation of a high school or a college basketball program.

   The answer to that is “yes.” (more…)

   

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3. NBA Draft Process Part III

   June 16, 2009 by Alan Stein

   This is part final part of a three-part series examining the overall draft process; more specifically putting the NBA draft combine tests under the microscope of logic. My last post discussed several reasons why those tests should not be used to measure success on the court.

   I also want to make note that how well a player does on the combine tests usually has very little to do with their pre-draft training regiment. Now, obviously, if a player is not working out at all nor doing anything productive, he invariably is not going to test particularly well. However, even participating in a top-notch pre-draft program doesn’t guarantee success. I know the best guys in the pre-draft business like Tim Grover and Joe Abunassar along with many of the top college strength coaches like Todd Wright (Texas) and Jonas Sahratian (UNC).  All of these guys do a tremendous job at preparing their players for the draft and have my utmost respect. Yet all of them have had players who have not tested particularly well at the combine.  So trust me, it ain’t the training. Poor combine scores are primarily a result of some individualized differences. (more…)

   

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4. Sideline Game-Winners

   by Lason Perkins

   After watching the replay of the sideline play that Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy set up in Game 2, I decided to go back through my notes and find some other plays I have collected in the past that were used in various situations. These plays can be adjusted to the time and score of the game and the personnel you have on the floor. (more…)

   

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